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Historical Fiction August 2024
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| The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa BarrBefore achieving Hollywood stardom, Lena Browning was Bina Blonski, a spy in the Warsaw Ghetto. When approached by actress and aspiring filmmaker Sienne Hayes in 2005 Los Angels, Lena consents to a biopic on the condition that she gets to play her older self in the film, only to find that her personal and historical traumas are far from buried. "Fans of WWII historical fiction won’t want to miss this. " (Publishers Weekly) |
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| The Heart in Winter by Kevin BarryIn 1891 Montana, young Irish poet Tom Rourke drinks, takes drugs, and falls for Polly Gillespie, the devout mine leader’s new bride. The lovers commit arson, steal money and a horse, and then head west...but a posse is hot on their trail. This buzzy, critically acclaimed novel “is brutal, hilarious, and fabulously entertaining" (Booklist). For fans of: lyrical Irish writers; Cormac McCarthy. |
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| Nero by Conn IgguldenEmpress Agrippina navigates treacherous Roman politics as she vies, amidst ambitious rivals, to secure power and survival for her son. With Nero destined to become Rome's most feared emperor, his mother strategizes to shape his future amid constant threats and perilous opportunities. This is the 1st in a planned trilogy about Nero’s rise to prominence. |
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Gretel and the Great War
by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
When a mysterious young mute woman turns up on the streets of Vienna in 1919, a sanatorium patient who claims to be her father begins sending her a series of cryptic short stories. "It ends up being not a collection of more-or-less independent tales but an ingeniously woven novel that offers a stylized portrait of interwar Vienna, a fanciful account of Gretel and her family, a reflection on storytelling and on sanity... Playful, charming, and brilliant—a profundity made of toylike whimsies." (Kirkus Reviews)
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| The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan KamaliIn 1950s Tehran, Ellie's privileged life changes drastically after her father's death, forcing her and her mother into a poorer neighborhood. Lonely and longing for companionship, Ellie finds solace in her new neighbor Homa, and the two form a friendship that lasts for decades, navigating changing fortunes, turbulent politics, and the meaning of friendship. |
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| Shanghai by Joseph KanonHaving escaped the Gestapo, Daniel Lohr arrives in Shanghai, where glamour and squalor coexist. As he becomes embroiled in his uncle Nathan’s underworld life of crime and politics, Daniel must confront his past and navigate a treacherous path to survival in a lawless city on the brink of chaos. "Fans of historical thrillers will appreciate Kanon’s ability to cloak betrayals with the period’s looming uncertainty and evoke Shanghai’s particular vitality. " (Booklist) |
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| Enlightenment by Sarah PerryIn the small Essex town of Aldleigh, Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay share a deep connection despite their 30-year age difference. As Grace leaves town to begin her adult life, Thomas becomes obsessed with a vanished astronomer from the 1880s, said to haunt the area. Over two decades, their lives intersect as they grapple with love, fate, and the mysteries of the universe. |
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